Dominican Republic vs Malaysia: Cancer death rate by age group
Dominican Republic
0.9867 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Malaysia
0.7506 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Dominican Republic rank
71st
Malaysia rank
74th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Dominican Republic
- Malaysia
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 0.9867 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.7506 deaths per 100,000 people in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2361 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 71st and Malaysia ranks 74th of 111 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4408 deaths per 100,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 5.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Dominican Republic or Malaysia?
- Dominican Republic, at 0.9867 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.7506 deaths per 100,000 people in Malaysia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Dominican Republic and Malaysia?
- 0.2361 deaths per 100,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malaysia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
- How do Dominican Republic and Malaysia rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Dominican Republic ranks 71st and Malaysia ranks 74th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cancer death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.